TURNBERRY, Scotland, (Reuters) – Ross Fisher may be  well-placed to end a 10-year wait for a native winner of the  British Open but he is expecting most of the crowd to be  backing 59-year-old Tom Watson in today’s final round.

“He (Watson) is just a legend,” Englishman Fisher told  reporters after a level-par 70 in the penultimate round put him  in second place on three under, one behind the veteran  American.

“He is a great player and I’m sure there will be a lot of  people rooting for him.”

Fisher faces another nerve-wracking day today. His wife  Joanne was due to give birth to their first child five days ago  and the 28-year-old has said he will pull out of the  championship if she goes into labour.

“I’ll be supporting her 100 percent,” he added. “I won’t be  here. I’ll be with her because it’s something I definitely  don’t want to miss.”

Starting the day in joint fourth place on two under is  another home favourite, Lee Westwood, and double U.S. Open  champion Retief Goosen. Paul Lawrie was the last native of the  British Open, at Carnoustie in 1999.